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Mess Fest - Have your say! Win a iPad!

Mess Fest Life can be messy, but your mental health doesn’t have to be!

We’re creating something big, bold, and genuinely meaningful, for 2027 and we want you to help design it.

Mess Fest is a 5km fun run or walk obstacle course packed with all things messy, think mud, slime, foam, and colour powder, combined with festival vibes, live music, rides, food, and interactive activities.

But at its core, Mess Fest is about something deeper. It’s about suicide prevention, education, and making support feel more accessible, less clinical, and easier to connect with.

This event is being built with young people, not just for them, so your ideas, experiences, and opinions matter.
To take part in this survey, you must be aged between 8 and 30.

Complete the survey to go into the draw to win a family pass to the event - 5 to be won or an Apple iPad 11-inch A16 256GB Wi-Fi (1 winner only!). The prize will be drawn once we reach 1000 responses or by October the 18th 2026. So the more you share with your friends the quicker you could be a winner!

Take a few minutes to share your thoughts and help us create an event that actually works for you. 💛
1.What is your first name
2.What is your age? (age range is 8-30) we will take your feedback if you extend these ages but you cannot enter into the competition, sorry!
3.What are your pronouns?
4.What is the suburb you live in?
5.Do you identify as part of a diverse group?
6.Are you part of a youth organisation or school?
7.For a bonus 4 entries, drop a contact or share ours email with your organiser/school to be part of the design process (they must make contact for this the extra entries to count).
8.Do you believe suicide is a rising issue for young people in Tasmania?
9.Do you think the current supports around suicide in Tasmania are right for young people? Why or why not?
10.What would you like to see more of when it comes to support?
11.Mess Fest aims to provide education around suicide prevention and connect people with support networks in a fun, light-hearted way. Would you like to see more events and services like this, or more clinical options?
12.Mess Fest will have two components. The first is a 5km fun run/walk with obstacles (think bootcamp style), featuring all things messy — slime, mud, foam, coloured paint. What obstacles would you like to see on the course?
13.If service providers brought interactive activities instead of just information stands and brochures, what would you like to see them run? Be as creative as you like 😊
14.If all finishers of the race received a medal, what positive or hopeful quote would you like to see on the back?
15.What is the best way to promote this event? (e.g. social media, radio, posters, TV, school announcements, or something else?)
16.We’re looking at a headliner band — who would you like to see perform in Tasmania?
17.What time next year (2027) should we run this event?
18.Should we run a talent quest, with the winner performing as the opening act for the headliner?
19.What food or drink vendors would you like to see there? (Feel free to include contact details if you have them.)
20.What show rides would you like to see? (We’re big supporters of the G-Whizzer!)
21.If we invited a local speaker to give a short talk before the race, who would you want to hear from?
22.Would you attend the event? If yes, how many people would you likely bring along?
23.Would you volunteer on the day? If yes, is there a role you’d be interested in? (e.g. obstacle support, traffic control, wellbeing activities, event or stage management, photography, artist liaison, welcoming team, ticketing, heat coordination, speaker support, water stations, VIP support, etc.) We will reach out using the email you provide!
24.Would you like to see this event (or something similar) run each year?
25.If you’d like to enter the competition to win a prize, please leave your email below. We will only except completed surveys.
Please double-check your spelling — if we can’t contact you, we’ll have to redraw the prize.